diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/default.j2 b/roles/nginx/templates/default.j2
index ea6a19a..4da35a5 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/templates/default.j2
+++ b/roles/nginx/templates/default.j2
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ server {
 	server_name _;
 	server_name_in_redirect on;
 
-	location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
+	location /.well-known/acme-challenge {
 		default_type "text/plain";
-		root /var/www/acme-challenge/;
+		alias /var/www/acme-challenge;
 	}
 
 	location / {
diff --git a/roles/owncloud/templates/vhost.j2 b/roles/owncloud/templates/vhost.j2
index c4ca10c..482d288 100644
--- a/roles/owncloud/templates/vhost.j2
+++ b/roles/owncloud/templates/vhost.j2
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ server {
 
 	server_name {{ owncloud_domain }};
 
-	location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
+	location /.well-known/acme-challenge {
 		default_type "text/plain";
-		root /var/www/acme-challenge/;
+		alias /var/www/acme-challenge;
 	}
 
 	location / {